422a, Chepstow Road, Newport, NP19 8JH

422a is a mid-terrace house in Newport (NP19 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 63 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 16.2% below the 2022 sale of £154,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £154,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.